• Asafoetida Essential Oil

Asafoetida Essential Oil

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Part used: Resin
Extraction: Steam distillation
Appearance: Yellow to brownish liquid
Olfactive profile: Very strong, sulfurous, pungent

Asafoetida Essential Oil is a high-impact aromatic material obtained from the resin of Ferula assa-foetida. Its powerful odor profile restricts use to low dosage levels and application-specific systems, depending on formulation intent.

Applications

Pharmaceutical preparations, traditional systems, specialty food formulations.

 Main ingredients

Asafoetida Essential Oil is rich in sulfur compounds, which are responsible for its pungent odor. The most important compounds are:

Disulfides and trisulfides

Alpha-pinene

Beta-pinene

Volatile sulfur compounds